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9. Finally, we disavow the Bureau’s
holding in UMW. As discussed above,
the 1985 Bureau Order clearly states
that Class D FM stations were meant to
be exempted from the issues/programs
lists requirement of § 73.3527, and no
subsequent Commission decision
changed that requirement. The removal
of the Class D Note from § 73.3527 was
not done pursuant to a Commission
action, but rather through apparent
inadvertence. Therefore, that exemption
is still valid, and UMW provides an
example of the importance of reflecting
this exemption within the text of
§ 73.3527(e)(8).
Procedural Matters
10. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.
Because these rule changes are being
adopted without notice and comment,
the Regulatory Flexibility Act does not
apply. See 5 U.S.C. 601(2).
11. Paperwork Reduction Act
Analysis. The document does not
contain new or modified information
collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13. Therefore, it
does not contain any new of modified
information collection burdens for small
business concerns with fewer than 25
employees, pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–198. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
12. Congressional Review Act. The
Media Bureau has determined, and the
Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
concurs that this rule is ‘‘non-major’’
under the Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 804(2). The Media Bureau will
send a copy of this Order to Congress
and the Government Accountability
Office pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
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Ordering Clauses
13. Accordingly, it is ordered that,
pursuant to the authority contained in
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 301, 303, 307, 308,
309, 316, and 319 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 316, and 319,
the Order is adopted and will become
effective 30 days after publication in the
Federal Register.
14. It is further ordered that part 73
of the Commission’s rules is amended as
set forth in the Final Rules, effective as
of thirty (30) days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register.
15. It is further ordered that the Media
Bureau shall send a copy of the Order
in a report to be sent to Congress and
the Government Accountability Office
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pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
16. It is further ordered that, should
no petitions for reconsideration or
petitions for judicial review be timely
filed, MB Docket No. 22–240 shall be
terminated and its docket closed.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Communications equipment, Radio,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303,
307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339.
2. Amend § 73.3527 by revising the
last sentence of paragraph (e)(8) to read
as follows:
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§ 73.3527 Online public inspection file of
noncommercial educational stations.
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(e) * * *
(8) * * * For the purposes of this
section, exempt applicants, permittees,
or licensees include those whose
existing or prospective facilities are
Class D FM stations or whose
programming is wholly ‘‘Instructional.’’
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 95
[ET Docket Nos. 16–56, 14–165, GN Docket
No. 12–268; RM–11745; FCC 19–24; FR ID
1000333]
Unlicensed White Space Devices
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) announces
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has approved, for a
period of three years, the new
information collection associated with
SUMMARY:
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the Commission’s Amendment of Part
15 of the Commission’s Rules for
Unlicensed White Space Devices Report
and Order and Order on
Reconsideration. This document is
consistent with the Order, which stated
that the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register
announcing OMB approval and the
effective date of the rules related to the
information collection.
DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR
95.2309, published at 84 FR 34792, July
19, 2019, is effective August 12, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hugh Van Tuyl, Office of Engineering
and Technology, at (202) 418–7506, or
email: Hugh.VanTuyl@fcc.gov.
For additional information concerning
the Paperwork Reduction Act
information collection requirements,
contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418–2991
or nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on November
4, 2019, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements relating to the White
Space Database rules contained in the
Commission’s Amendment of Part 15 of
the Commission’s Rules for Unlicensed
White Space Devices, Order, FCC 19–24
(84 FR 34792, July 19, 2019). The OMB
Control Number is 3060–0953. The
Commission publishes this document as
an announcement of the effective date of
the information collection requirements
provided at 47 CFR 95.2309.
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received final OMB approval on
November 4, 2019, for the information
collection requirements contained in the
Commission’s rules in 47 CFR part 95.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0953.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0953.
OMB Approval Date: November 4,
2019.
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OMB Expiration Date: November 30,
2022.
Title: Sections 95.2309, Frequency
Coordination/Coordinator, Wireless
Medical Telemetry Service.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,000 respondents; 3,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2–5
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, third-party
disclosure requirement and on occasion
and one-time requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in sections 47 U.S.C. 4(i),
302, 303(b), (c), (e), (f), (r), and 307.
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Total Annual Burden: 15,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $750,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
No information is requested that would
require assurance of confidentiality.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 20, 2019,
the Federal Communications
Commission released a Report and
Order and Order on Reconsideration,
Amendment of Part 15 of the
Commission’s Rules for Unlicensed
White Space Devices, Amendment of
Part 15 of the Commission’s Rules for
Unlicensed Operations in the Television
Bands, Repurposed 600 MHz Band, 600
MHz Guard Bands and Duplex Gap, and
Channel 37; Expanding the Economic
and Innovation Opportunities of
Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions,
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ET Docket Nos. 16–56, 14–165, GN
Docket No 12–268 and RM–11745, FCC
19–24. The Federal Communications
Commission reinstated a white space
database rule that had been
inadvertently removed from part 95.
Specifically, it restored the deleted rule
text to a new Section 95.2309 (h), which
states that parties operating WMTS
networks on Channel 37 (608–614 MHz)
must notify one of the white space
database administrators of their
operating location to obtain interference
protection from white space devices.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49771-49772]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 95
[ET Docket Nos. 16-56, 14-165, GN Docket No. 12-268; RM-11745; FCC 19-
24; FR ID 1000333]
Unlicensed White Space Devices
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a
period of three years, the new information collection associated with
the Commission's Amendment of Part 15 of the Commission's Rules for
Unlicensed White Space Devices Report and Order and Order on
Reconsideration. This document is consistent with the Order, which
stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal
Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the rules
related to the information collection.
DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 95.2309, published at 84 FR 34792, July
19, 2019, is effective August 12, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hugh Van Tuyl, Office of Engineering
and Technology, at (202) 418-7506, or email: [email protected].
For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act
information collection requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at (202)
418-2991 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on November 4,
2019, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements relating to the White Space Database rules
contained in the Commission's Amendment of Part 15 of the Commission's
Rules for Unlicensed White Space Devices, Order, FCC 19-24 (84 FR
34792, July 19, 2019). The OMB Control Number is 3060-0953. The
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective
date of the information collection requirements provided at 47 CFR
95.2309.
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB
approval on November 4, 2019, for the information collection
requirements contained in the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part 95.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Number is 3060-0953.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0953.
OMB Approval Date: November 4, 2019.
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OMB Expiration Date: November 30, 2022.
Title: Sections 95.2309, Frequency Coordination/Coordinator,
Wireless Medical Telemetry Service.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,000 respondents; 3,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third-party
disclosure requirement and on occasion and one-time requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 302, 303(b), (c), (e), (f), (r), and 307.
Total Annual Burden: 15,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $750,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No information is requested
that would require assurance of confidentiality.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 20, 2019, the Federal Communications
Commission released a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration,
Amendment of Part 15 of the Commission's Rules for Unlicensed White
Space Devices, Amendment of Part 15 of the Commission's Rules for
Unlicensed Operations in the Television Bands, Repurposed 600 MHz Band,
600 MHz Guard Bands and Duplex Gap, and Channel 37; Expanding the
Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive
Auctions, ET Docket Nos. 16-56, 14-165, GN Docket No 12-268 and RM-
11745, FCC 19-24. The Federal Communications Commission reinstated a
white space database rule that had been inadvertently removed from part
95. Specifically, it restored the deleted rule text to a new Section
95.2309 (h), which states that parties operating WMTS networks on
Channel 37 (608-614 MHz) must notify one of the white space database
administrators of their operating location to obtain interference
protection from white space devices.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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